Salary: £24,000 - 24,000 per year Requirements: 5 years experience in automated software testing within agile and DevOps environments Strong understanding of the Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC) Hands-on experience with tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Robot Framework, or Postman Strong programming capability in Java, Python, or another OO language Experience testing enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications Good knowledge of APIs, microservices, and distributed architectures Experience with version control systems (Git) and modern CI/CD pipelines Confident communicator with a collaborative mindset BDD experience and Gherkin syntax (nice to have) Exposure to observability and monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Datadog) (nice to have) Experience with Kubernetes or cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) (nice to have) Experience with relational or NoSQL databases (nice to have) Responsibilities: Define and deliver automated testing strategies for cloud-native systems, platforms, and APIs Design, implement, and maintain test automation frameworks Embed test stages and quality gates within CI/CD pipelines Support defect investigation, root-cause analysis, and resolution Collaborate with engineering and SRE teams to meet defined SLAs and SLOs Define testing, release, and quality assurance processes Set and track quality metrics and measurable outcomes Promote continuous testing and quality-first engineering practices Provide mentoring and coaching to junior engineers in test Technologies: AWS Azure CI/CD Cloud Cypress Datadog DevOps ELK GCP Git Grafana Support Java Kubernetes NoSQL Postman Prometheus Python Robot Framework Selenium microservices More: We are a large, well-established enterprise client based in Manchester, continuing to grow our digital engineering capability. We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer in Test to join our collaborative, agile environment, where quality, automation, and engineering best practices are prioritized. This long-term contract offers strong delivery stability, running until March 2027, with a hybrid working pattern of 2-3 days onsite per week. last updated 17 week of 2026